|
| Productions From a
Paper Frame (Blackstone punched through
a paper stretched on a frame, each time producing silks, then livestock and finally Mrs.
Blackstone) |
| The Spirit Handkerchief
(the famous Dancing Handkerchief
routine) |
| Production of Ducks (water-filled pails with letters spelling out BLACKSTONE were
emptied into a tub; ducks appeared from the tub |
| "Duck Inn
Vanish" (the same ducks were
placed into a little Duck Inn, which was a takeapart vanish) |
| Production of Ducks
from a Barrel (barrel which had been
suspended over the stage was lowered and opened to reveal the previously vanished ducks) |
| Floating Light (the effect made famous by Blackstone- The Floating Light
Bulb) |
| Dove Catching in a Net |
| Dove Vanish from a Cage |
| "Lady Without a
Middle" Illusion |
| "Nest of
Boxes" (another signature
Blackstone routine in which a child was given a rabbit which turned into a box of candy,
then back into a live rabbit)) |
| Production Box (large bottles of beer were produced, and samples were given
to audience members) |
| "Walking Thru a
Ribbon" Illusion |
| "Auto Tire"
Illusion (vanish and production of a
girl from a stack of tires) |
| Electric Light Cabinet (still another signature Blackstone illusion in which a girl
stood in a cabinet and was seemingly pierced by rows of long fluorescent light tubes) |
| Vanishing Bird Cage (probably the definitive Blackstone routine in which a bird
cage held by Blackstone visibly vanished; even when surrounded by children who tried to
hold it, it vanished a second time) |
| Kellar Levitation |
| "Afghan
Bands" |
| Sleights With Cards (gave him time to reset the stage) |
| Two Box Illusion (multiple girl production from boxes) |
| Teddy Bear Illusion (a vanish/switch) |
| Buzz Saw Illusion (sawing in half with a giant buzz saw) |
| . |
| Credit goes to
Max Holden and his booklet, "Programmes of Famous Magicians" |
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